711-4          WHO MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ASSISTANCE UNIT

Certain individuals living in the same home as the dependent child must be excluded from the mandatory filing unit and assistance unit.  The resources and income of these individuals do not count in determining eligibility or the amount of the grant.  These individuals include:

1. Adults who receive SSI Supplemental Security Income or APA Adult Public Assistance benefits (Interim Assistance payments are not considered an APA Adult Public Assistance benefit for mandatory filing unit purposes);

2. Sibling(s) of a dependent child who do(es) not meet Temporary Assistance age requirements;

Note:

A half-sibling may not be included in the assistance unit unless the adult in the household qualifies as a caretaker relative to the child.  If the adult in the household does not meet the definition of a caretaker relative in TA Temporary Assistance MS Manual Section 712-1, the half-sibling cannot be included in the assistance unit even if they are related to the other children in the household.

3. An ineligible alien who is not the dependent child's natural or adoptive parent;

4. Any individual for whom state or Title IV-E foster care payments are being paid. (See TA Temporary Assistance MS Manual Section 711-6 C for information about OCS Office of Children's Services children returning to the home for a trial visit.) 

Note:

Children for whom subsidized adoption or guardianship payments are made may be included in the assistance unit.  The treatment of the subsidized adoption or guardianship payments is described in MS 757 and MS 758.

Manual section 750-2 describes how the resources and income of other excluded members are treated.